A Manifesto to improve kidney donation and transplantation within Black and Minority Ethnic communities in the UK was launched at the House of Commons on 7 March 2012 by Robert Buckland MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Kidney Group.
Kirit Modi, Vice-Chair of the National Kidney Federation warmly welcomed the publication of the Manifesto and said:
“The Manifesto clearly identifies the huge difficulties BME kidney patients face in this country and sets out actions we need to take to urgently tackle this complex issue and save lives. Over a quarter of the patients waiting for a kidney transplant are from BME background but only 3% of those signed up to the Organ Donor Register are from BME communities. The average waiting time for someone from an Asian or Black background is about 30% longer than that for a white patient.
Click below for the full press release.
National Kidney Federation press release
Saturday, 9 June 2012
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